The Expansion of the Early Islamic State: 0 (The Formation of the Classical Islamic World)

The Expansion of the Early Islamic State: 0 (The Formation of the Classical Islamic World)

Title: The Expansion of the Early Islamic State: 0 (The Formation of the Classical Islamic World)

Author: Fred M. Donner

ISBN: null

Page: 230

Format: Kindle Edition

The Expansion of the Early Islamic State The Formation of the Classical Islamic World This volume presents a selection of the key studies in which leading scholars since the beginning of the th century attempt to explain the phenomenally rapid expansion of the early Islamic state dur

This volume presents a selection of the key studies in which leading scholars since the beginning of the 20th century attempt to explain the phenomenally rapid expansion of the early Islamic state during the 7th century CE The articles debate the causes for the conquest movement or expansion, the reasons for its success, the nature of the movement itself, the impact the eThis volume presents a selection of the key studies in which leading scholars since the beginning of the 20th century attempt to explain the phenomenally rapid expansion of the early Islamic state during the 7th century CE The articles debate the causes for the conquest movement or expansion, the reasons for its success, the nature of the movement itself, the impact the expansion had on the countries affected by it, and the complex questions surrounding the sources on which historians have constructed their views of the expansion, and the reliability or lack of it of those sources No articles devoted to the actual conquest of a given locality are included hundreds exist but a fairly extensive bibliography lists many of the important contributions in this genre The editor s introduction addresses the phenomenon of the expansion and how scholars have approached and grappled with it.

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